2025版高考英语一轮总复习选择性必修第四册Unit5LaunchingYourCareer提能训练

Unit5LaunchingYourCareerⅠ.阅读理解A(2024·广东省广州市段测)SmokejumpersEveryyear,wildfiresdestroymillionsofhectaresofforest.Homesaredamaged,andthousandsofpeopledie.Smokejumpersarehelpingtostopthis.Whatisthesmokejumper?Smokejumpersareaspecialtypeoffirefighter.Theyjumpfromplanesintoareasthataredifficulttoreachbycaroronfoot,likethemiddleofamountainforest.Theyracetoputoutfiresasfastastheycan.Whatdosmokejumpersdo?Atafiresite,smokejumpersfirstexaminethelandanddecidehowtofightthefire.Theirmaingoalistostopafirefromspreading.Usingbasicequipmentsuchasshovelsandaxes,smokejumpersclearlandofburnablemateriallikeplantsandotherdrymaterial.Theycarrywaterwiththemtoo,butonlyalimitedamount.Whocanbeasmokejumper?Althoughthemajorityofsmokejumpersaremen,morewomenarejoining.Themostimportantthingsareyourheightandweight.SmokejumpersemployedintheUS,forexample,mustbe120to200pounds(54to91kilograms),sotheydon'tgethurtwhentheyland,orgetblownbystrongwinds.Smokejumpersmustalsobecapableofsurvivinginthewild.Theworkisdangerous,andthehoursarelong.Butforthesefirefighters,smokejumpingisn'tjustanoccupation.Theylovebeingabletojumpoutofplanes,fightfires,andliveintheforest.Asa28-year-oldsmokejumperBobSmithsays，“Thisisthebestjobfortoughguys.”语篇导读：职业介绍——空降森林灭火员。1．Whatisthefirstthingasmokejumperdoesafterarrivingatafiresite？BA．Cleartheland. B．Studythearea.C．Lookforwater. D．Putoutthefire.解析：微小环节理解题。依据Whatdosmokejumpersdo？部分中的第一句可知，空降森林灭火员抵达火灾现场后要做的第一件事情是探讨地形。故选B。2．Ifyouwanttobeasmokejumper,youmustbeB.A．maleB．withinacertainweightrangeC．abletoflyaplaneD．olderthan28yearsofage解析：微小环节理解题。依据Whocanbeasmokejumper？部分中的“Smokejumpersemployed...mustbe120to200pounds(54to91kilograms)”可知，要想成为空降森林灭火员，体重得在确定的范围内。故选B。3．Fromwhichwebsitewouldyoumostprobablyfindthistext？AA．B．what-is-onC．extremesportsD．解析：推理推断题。本文主要介绍了空降森林灭火员这一职业的定义、工作职责、任职条件等，据此可推知，人们可以在介绍职业的网站上看到这篇文章。故选A。B(2024·广东省南粤名校联考)Recentresearchrevealsthattheadoptionofgenerativeartificialintelligence(AI)bycompaniesintheUShasadisproportionateimpactonwomen.Accordingtoarecentanalysis,approximately79%ofthejobslosttoAIwereheldbywomen.Thisdifferencecanbeduetoseveralfactors.Womenaremorelikelytoworkinindustriesthatarehighlybeinfluencedbyautomation,suchasretail,hospitality,andadministrativesupport.ThesesectorsofteninvolverepetitivetasksthatcanbeeasilyautomatedbyAItechnologies.Consequently,womenemployedintheseindustriesfaceahigherriskofjobdisplacement.GenderbiasesinAIalgorithms(运算法则)canworsenthesituationforwomen.AIsystemsaretrainedonhistoricaldata,whichmayreflectexistinggenderbiasesinhiringandpromotionpractices.Thiscanresultinbiaseddecision-makingduringrecruitmentandperformanceevaluations,puttingwomenatadisadvantageintheworkplace.ThelackofdiversityinthedevelopmentofAItechnologiescontributestothegenderdifference.Theunderrepresentation(代表名额不足)ofwomeninthefieldofAImeansthattheirperspectivesandexperiencesarenotadequatelyconsideredduringthedesignanddevelopmentprocess.Asaresult,AIsystemsmaynotfullyunderstandorcatertotheneedsofwomen,continuouslyleadingtogenderinequalities.Toaddressthesechallenges,itiscrucialtoprioritizediversityandinclusioninthedevelopmentanddeploymentofAItechnologies.ThisinvolvesincreasingtherepresentationofwomeninAI-relatedfieldsandensuringdiverseperspectivesareconsideredduringthedesignandtestingphases.Additionally,companiesshouldactivelyworktowardseliminatinggenderbiasesinAIalgorithmsandregularlyassesstheirimpactondifferentdemographicgroups.Inconclusion,althoughmencurrentlydominatethelabormarket,womenbearadisproportionateburdenduetotheadoptionofgenerativeAI.Thecombinationofindustrycomposition,genderbiasesinalgorithms,andlackofdiversityinAIdevelopmentcontributetothisdisparity.Torelievetheseeffects,itisessentialtoprioritizediversityandinclusioninAIdevelopmentandaddressgenderbiasesinalgorithms.OnlythroughtheseeffortscanweensurethatthebenefitsofAIaredistributedequitablyamongallindividuals,regardlessofgender.语篇导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了生成式人工智能对从业的女性造成了更大的负面影响，行业构成、算法中的性别偏见以及人工智能开发缺乏多样性等因素共同导致了这一问题。4．WhyarewomenintheUSworkforcemoreinfluencedbytheadoptionofgenerativeAIthanmen？DA．Womenarelessadaptabletotechnologicalchanges.B．Womenhavealowerlevelofeducationcomparedtomen.C．WomenaregenerallylessskilledintechnologyandAI-relatedfields.D．Womenaremorelikelytoworkinindustriesthatarehighlyautomatable.解析：微小环节理解题。依据其次段中“Womenaremorelikelytoworkinindustriesthatarehighlybeinfluencedbyautomation,suchasretail,hospitality,andadministrativesupport.(女性更有可能在受自动化影响较大的行业工作，如零售、酒店和行政支持。)”和“Consequently,womenemployedintheseindustriesfaceahigherriskofjobdisplacement.(因此，在这些行业就业的女性面临更高的失业风险。)”可知，美国劳动力中的女性比男性更简洁受到接受生成式人工智能的影响是因为女性更有可能在高度自动化的行业工作。故选D。5．Whichofthefollowingstrategiescanreducethepotentialnegativeimpactonwomen？BA．IncreasinggenderproportioninAIdevelopmentteams.B．ProvidingtargetedtrainingandprogramsforwomenandgivingthemmorechancesinAI-relatedfields.C．Encouragingwomentopursuecareersinnon-automatableindustries.D．OfferingfinancialsupportstocompaniesthatprioritizegenderdiversityinAIprogrammes.解析：微小环节理解题。依据第五段中“ThisinvolvesincreasingtherepresentationofwomeninAI-relatedfields(这包括增加女性在人工智能相关领域的代表性)”可知，为女性供应有针对性的培训和项目，让女性在人工智能相关领域有更多的机会，可以帮助她们削减潜在的负面影响。故选B。6．WhyisitimportanttoprioritizediversityandinclusioninAIdevelopment？CA．Itensuresequalopportunitiesforwomenintheworkforce.B．ItpromotesinnovationandcreativityinAIsolutions.C．Itreducestheriskofbiasedalgorithmsthatperpetuategenderinequalities.D．ItimprovestheoverallperformanceandeffectivenessofAIsystems.解析：推理推断题。依据第四段中“Asaresult,AIsystemsmaynotfullyunderstandorcatertotheneedsofwomen,continuouslyleadingtogenderinequalities.(因此，人工智能系统可能无法完全理解或满足女性的需求，从而不断导致性别不同等。)”和最终一段中“Torelievetheseeffects,itisessentialtoprioritizediversityandinclusioninAIdevelopmentandaddressgenderbiasesinalgorithms.OnlythroughtheseeffortscanweensurethatthebenefitsofAIaredistributedequitablyamongallindividuals,regardlessofgender.(为了减轻这些影响，必需在人工智能开发中优先考虑多样性和包涵性，并解决算法中的性别偏见。)”可推知，在人工智能开发中优先考虑多样性和包涵性很重要，因为这样可以降低使性别不同等永久化的有偏见算法的风险。故选C。7．Whatisthemainideaofthearticle？CA．TheimpactofAIonjoblossesintheUS.B．TheroleofwomeninAI-relatedfields.C．GenderbiasesinAIalgorithmsandtheireffectsonwomen.D．SolutionstoaddresschallengesfacedbywomenduetogenerativeAI.解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章介绍了生成式人工智能对从业的女性造成了更大的负面影响，并从行业构成、算法中的性别偏见以及人工智能开发缺乏多样性三个方面分析了这一问题产生的缘由，着重分析了算法方面的因素和解决方法。因此，C项“人工智能算法中的性别偏见及其对女性的影响”符合文章大意。故选C。Ⅱ.完形填空(2024·武汉市调研)Likemostpeople,Ihavetoworkforaliving.Wehaveabankloan,andother1.Cwehavetopay.ButIcertainlydon'thaveanine-to-five2.B.IdecidedlongagothatIcouldnot3.DfixedworkinghoursforabigcompanyandIcertainlywasn'tsuitableto4.Cinanofficedayinanddayout.Iwork5.Dasawriter,gardendesigner,andsustainabilityconsultant.Manydays,Iworklonghours,butIhavealotof6.Bandcontrolovereverything.Ihavefoundmy7.D—whatIreallywanttodo.ButIfullyappreciatethatmostpeoplearenotinsucha8.Apositionandsomeofthemhavenochoicebutto9.Atheworktheydonotlike.Therefore,manypeoplefeel10.Dintheirjobsevenwhentheyarenotreallystuckatall.Findingsustainablesolutionsandabetterqualityoflifemeans11.Blongandhardaboutwhatyoureallywanttodo,andhowyoucan12.Athatgoal.Workingforyourselfisbeneficialon13.Blevels:Yousavetime,yousavemoney,andyoucanpotentially14.Ayourcarbonfootprint.Considerthis:Amanagementconsultancyfirmfoundworkingfrom15.Ccanhelpreduceyourcarbonfootprintinthesummermonths.语篇导读：本文讲解并描述了作者和大多数人一样须要工作谋生，但别出心裁的是作者是一位独立的自由职业者。作者认为选择对自己有益的工作才是最重要的。1．A.wages B．rentsC．bills D．fines解析：依据上文的loan可知，作者有贷款和账单要支付，bills与loan相呼应。bill意为“账单”，符合语境。wage工资；rent租金；fine罚款。故选C。2．A.habit B．jobC．workout D．trip解析：依据上文“Wehaveabankloan,andother1wehavetopay.”和“ButIcertainlydon'thave”及下文可知，作者生活窘迫，但作者没有一份朝九晚五的工作。job意为“工作”，符合语境。workout熬炼，训练。故选B。3．A.arrange B．resistC．avoid D．bear解析：依据上文“ButIcertainlydon'thaveanine-to-five2.”和下文“Icertainlywasn'tsuitable”可知，作者不做朝九晚五的工作的缘由是不能忍受固定的上班时间。bear意为“容忍，忍受”，符合语境。arrange支配；resist抗拒；avoid避开。故选D。4．A.arrive B．competeC．sit D．communicate解析：依据上文“IdecidedlongagothatIcouldnot3fixedworkinghoursforabigcompany”以及并列连词and可知，作者认为自己不适合日复一日地坐在办公室里(上班)。sit意为“坐”，符合语境。compete竞争；communicate沟通，沟通。故选C。5．A.dully B．occasionallyC．cooperatively D．independently解析：依据上文“ButIcertainlydon'thaveanine-to-five2.”以及空后“asawriter,gardendesigner,andsustainabilityconsultant”可知，作者是一个不依靠公司的自由职业者。independently意为“独立地”，符合语境。dully沉闷地；occasionally间或；cooperatively合作地。故选D。6．A.judgment B．flexibilityC．burden D．doubt解析：依据上文“Iworklonghours”以及表转折的连词but可知，虽然作者的工作时间长，但是作者的工作很灵敏，可以限制全部事情。flexibility意为“灵敏性”，符合语境。judgment推断；burden负担；doubt怀疑。故选B。7．A.routine B．styleC．pressure D．passion解析：依据下文“whatIreallywanttodo”可知，作者找到了自己酷爱的事情。passion意为“酷爱”，符合语境。routine惯例；style风格；pressure压力。故选D。8．A.fortunate B．promisingC．profitable D．permanent解析：依据下文“andsomeofthemhavenochoicebutto9theworktheydonotlike”可知，很多人做着自己不宠爱的工作，处于不太幸运的职位。fortunate意为“幸运的”，符合语境。promising有前途的；profitable有益的；permanent永恒的。故选A。9．A.submitto B．leaveoutC．makefor D．departfrom解析：依据语境可知，很多人别无选择只能屈从于自己不宠爱的工作。submitto意为“听从，屈服”，符合语境。leaveout不考虑；makefor有助于；departfrom离开。故选A。10．A.interested B．relaxedC．engaged D．trapped解析：依据上文“someofthemhavenochoicebutto9theworktheydonotlike”以及下文“evenwhentheyarenotreallystuckatall”可知，很多人都觉得自己好像被困在了工作里，trapped与后文中的stuck呼应。be/feeltrappedin...意为“被困在……”，符合语境。engaged被占用的。故选D。11．Aplaining B．thinkingC．worrying D．arguing解析：依据语境可知，找到可持续的解决方法和高质量的生活须要长时间、努力地去思索自己真正想做的是什么。think意为“思索”，符合语境。complain埋怨；argue争论。故选B。12．A.reach B．ignoreC．discover D．switch解析：依据空后的thatgoal可知，此处表示要知道怎样能达成目标。reach意为“达成，实现”，符合语境。ignore忽视；switch转变。故选A。13．A.special B．multipleC．high D．spiritual解析：依据下文作者列举的三个方面的优势“Yousavetime,yousavemoney,andyoucanpotentially...”可知，为自己工作的好处是多方面的。multiple意为“多种多样的”，符合语境。spiritual精神的，心灵的。故选B。14．A.decrease B．recordC．calculate D．increase解析：依据下文“canhelpreduceyourcarbonfootprintinthesummermonths”可知，此处表示为自己工作可能会削减碳踪迹。decrease意为“削减，降低”，符合语境。calculate计算。故选A。15．A.nothing B．realityC．home D．office解析：依据上文“Workingforyourself...”可知，在家工作可以削减出行，从而帮助削减碳踪迹。home意为“家”，符合语境。reality现实。故选C。Ⅲ.七选五(2024·辽宁省鞍山市模拟)AccordingtotheWorldEconomicForum,by2050,softskillssuchascomplexproblem-solving,criticalthinking,creativity,andemotionalintelligencewillbeamongthemostimportantonesrequiredintheworkplace1.GThefollowingwillgiveyousomeinsightintothis.2.BAreportbyiCIMSHiringInsightsfoundthat94percentofemployersbelieveanemployeewithstrongersoftskillshasabetterchanceofbeingpromotedtoaleadershippositionthananemployeewithmoreyearsofexperiencebutweakersoftskills.It'sbecomevitaltodeveloptheseskillsifyouwanttoprogressinyourcareerastheywillsetyouapartfromothersattheinterviewandonthejob.Themodernworkplaceisinterpersonal.Skillssuchasactivelistening,cooperation,presentingideasclearlyandcommunicatingwithcolleagueseffectivelyareallhighlyvaluedinthemodernworkplace.3.FAndtheyarekeyelementsfororganizationsinanincreasinglycompetitiveworld.Customersandclientsdemandsoftskills.Thankstothedevelopmentofonlineshopping,consumersthesedayshaveahugenumberofchoicesastowheretobuythedesireditems.Onlineshoppingmakesconvenienceandlowpricesquiteeasytocomebyandcustomerservicesreallyaffectcustomers'choosingaparticularbusiness.4.DThefutureworkplacewillrelyonsoftskills.Advanceintechnology,suchasartificialintelligence,havecausedtasksthatrequiredhardskillstodecline,makingsoftskillsakeydifferentiator(区分)intheworkplace.Anauthoritativestudypredictsthatsoftskill-intensiveoccupationswillaccountfortwo-thirdsofalljobsby2030.5.ECompaniessuchasVirtualSpeechresolvethisbyusingVRasawaytoimprovesoftskills.A．Theyarealsousefulinourpersonallives.B．Softskillsarehelpfultocareerdevelopment.C．Theterm“softskills”coversawiderangeofskills.D．Thusitisvitaltohavegoodcommunicationwithcustomers.E．Butit'sdifficulttoteachsoftskillsandmaketheimprovements.F．Strongsoftskillscontributetoaproductiveandhealthyworkenvironment.G．Perhapsyouarewonderinghowtheyplayabigroleinourprofessionallives.语篇导读：本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了软技能在职场的重要性。解析：1．依据上文“AccordingtotheWorldEconomicForum,by2050,softskillssuchascomplexproblem-solving,criticalthinking,creativity,andemotionalintelligencewillbeamongthemostimportantonesrequiredintheworkplace.(据世界经济论坛称，到2050年，解决困难问题、批判性思维、创建力和情商等软技能将成为工作场所最重要的技能。)”可知，讲的是有一些技能将成为工作场所最重要的技能。以及下文“Thefollowingwillgiveyousomeinsightintothis.(以下将给您一些深化了解。)”故可推断空格处内容为这些技能是如何扮演重要作用的。结合选项G项“Perhapsyouarewonderinghowtheyplayabigroleinourprofessionallives.(或许你想知道他们是如何在我们的职业生涯中扮演重要角色的。)”符合此推断，起到上下文的承上启下作用，上下文语意连贯。故选G。2．依据下文“AreportbyiCIMSHiringInsightsfoundthat94percentofemployersbelieveanemployeewithstrongersoftskillshasabetterchanceofbeingpromotedtoaleadershippositionthananemployeewithmoreyearsofexperiencebutweakersoftskills.(iCIMS聘请洞察的一份报告发觉，94%的雇主认为，拥有更强软技能的员工比拥有多年阅历但软技能较弱的员工更有机会晋升到领导职位。)”可知，空格处应当说软件技能有利于职业发展，由此可知。选项B项“Softskillsarehelpfultocareerdevelopment.(软技能有助于职业发展。)”能够做本段主旨句，符合语境。故选B。3．依据上文“Skillssuchasactivelistening,cooperation,presentingideasclearlyandcommunicatingwithcolleagueseffectivelyareallhighlyvaluedinthemodernworkplace.(在现代职场中，主动倾听、合作、清晰表达想法、与同事有效沟通等技能都受到高度重视。)”以及下文“Andtheyarekeyelementsfororganizationsinanincreasinglycompetitiveworld.(在这个竞争日益激烈的世界里，他们是组织的关键要素。)”可推知，空格处应当说软件技能在职场中的重要性。结合选项F项“Strongsoftskillscontributetoaproductiveandhealthyworkenvironment.(强大的软技能有助于创建高效和健康的工作环境。)”说明白软件技能在职场中的重要性，能够承接上文，符合语境。故选F。4．依据上文“Thankstothedevelopmentofonlineshopping,consumersthesedayshaveahugenumberofchoicesastowheretobuythedesireditems.Onlineshoppingmakesconvenienceandlowpricesquiteeasytocomebyandcustomerservicesreallyaffectcustomers'choosingaparticularbusiness.(由于网上购物的发展，消费者现在有大量的选择，在哪里购买所需的物品。网上购物使便利性和低价格很简洁获得，而客户服务真正影响客户选择特定业务。)”可推知，空格处要说和顾客沟通方面的内容，由此可知，选项D项“Thusitisvitaltohavegoodcommunicationwithcustomers.(因此，与客户有良好的沟通是至关重要的。)”是和客户沟通的内容，能够承接上文，符合语境。故选D。5．依据下文“CompaniessuchasVirtualSpeechresolvethisbyusingVRasawaytoimprovesoftskills.(像VirtualSpeech这样的公司通过运用VR作为提高软技能的一种方式来解决这个问题。)”提到解决这个问题，因此可推断空格处内容为具体问题的陈述。结合选项E项“Butit'sdifficulttoteachsoftskillsandmaketheimprovements.(但是要教授软技能并取得进步是很困难的。)”符合此推断，上下文紧密连接，符合语境。故选E。Ⅳ.读后续写阅读下面材料，依据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。(2024·青岛市模拟)MelatiandIsabeldeeplylovetheirhomeontheisland,surroundedbytropicalrainforests,greenfields,andavastocean.Enjoyingaswimintheseawasonceadailypleasureforthem.ButwhenMelatiwasfifteen,andIsabeljustten,thesistersstartedtolosetheirenthusiasmforswimminginthewatersneartheirhome.Moreoftenthannot,plasticbagswouldbearoundthemastheyswamandsomewerescatteredonthebeach.Theygotreallyupsetaboutthat.Melatididn'tthinkmuchaboutituntilonedayherteachergavealessononsomeworldheroes.Eachofthosepeoplehadsparkedmovementsofpositivechangesintheworld.Theybelievedintheimpacttheycouldhaveandtheydidinspiremorepeopletodosomethingmeaningful.Afterschool,Melatiwalkedhomeslowlyinsilence,concernedaboutthevastamountofplasticrubbishonthebeach.Theheroescrossedhermind.Iftheycoulddoit,wecoulddoittoo,shethought.Theidealitherup.Shecouldn'twaittosharewhatshethoughtwithIsabelandquickenedherpace.“Somanyplasticbagsaround!Thebeachisdirtyandmessy!It'ssoterrible!Wehavelosttheclea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